Improvement in magazine fire-arms



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T. UULLEN. MAGAZINE PIREARM. No. 88,853. Patented Apr. 13, 1869.

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:To all to 'whom it may concern Be it known that l, THOMAS GULLEN, of the city des, gti/11 New mweaaeew THOMAS CULLEN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

Letters Patent No; 88,853, elated April 13, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN MAGAZINE FIRE-ARMS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

and county of San Francisco, State of California, one o'f the United States, have invented a new and im proved Ride, involving.;` s'ome improvements upon the construction and means and mode of Vusing the. rifies at present in service, the particulars of which are subjoined.

The accompanying drawings will be found suiiicicnt to explain the working of this, my ride, with all the parts which I claim as improvements upon the rifies now in use.

My ride contains a four-cylinder piece, B, each of the cylinders of which ts into those of an outersimilar piece, A, extending between the heel-plate and breech, and revolving on a fixed pin, D. These cylinders hold the; cartridges, forty -(40'). in number Vfor the rifle, and supply it as required by the aid oi' the spiral springs S, contained in each of the inner` cylinders, and the arrangement .of the handle H, which is made to move the breech-lock and hand h, thereby causing the joint revolution of A and B.

Also, an extractor and cap, r, all one solid piece,

made movable by the pin (l onthe handle H, .catching the projections e and f, causing the arm m tomove in the vertical slot of the sliding bar E, whilst by so doing, it forces the sliding bar E, (of which the extractor and cap form a part) forwards, and consequently charges the rie with a fresh cartridge, and on the return of the handlebaclnvards, extracts the copper casing unt for further use.

-Also, a solid plug, T, forming one piece with the slide-carrier or breech-block, that supplies the cartridges for the ritle from the cylinders of the joint revolving pieces A and B, and which is made to stand firmly in between the aforementioned cap I r, and the metal of the breech at the stock-end.

My invention is called and designated by me, Oullens improved repeating magazine ritle, and is made in a manner usual in the manufacture of such rifles, adapting the .various parts to the improvements and changes hereinbetore stated, and that the same may be more fully understood in its construction and use, it is described with reference to the drawings that accompany these specifications, as follows:

Explanation of the Figures 'in the Drawings.

Figure 1 represents the heel-plate or butend view of the rifle.

Figure 2 represents the longitudinal vertical section through the rifle from the'heel-plateto a portion of the breech of the barrel, showing the cylinders of A and B fitted with their complement of cartridges', one of which has already been pressed into the sliding carricr, as well as the works of the box-shaped place beneath the barrel, for the purpose of charging the piece on the repeating principle.

Figure 3 represents a portion of the same section as in fig. 2, wherein the handle H having moved by means of its key b, the arm of the lever L has jumped the .sliding carrier nearly half way up toits hi hest point of ascent, where it rests whilst the pin (l acts n the lower projection of the extractor-arm, m, (see g. 34,) and forces this extractor fr to whirl ont the old copper casing of cartridge, (see dotted lines,) and also by this time the hand hhas revolved A and B nearly one-half of the required turn. y

Figure 4 represents a portion of the section of tig. 2, wherein the handle H is pulled down to its full extent, and a cartridgput on a level with the bore of the barrel,'by the action of the key a on the arm of the leverL, thus jumping the slide-carrier to its highest point, A and B have also been turned round a full quarter turn, thus presenting below a fresh cylinder of cartridges. l

Figure 5 represents a portion of the section of' iig. 2, wherein the handle H is now on its way back, (the state of the slide-carrier being that of' a xture, by means of 'a spring to be` hereinafter described,) the pin al making the rammer and extractor r ram the car tridge into the barrel of the ride, previous to the key c catching the arm of the lever L, and forcing the slidecarrier to its original position.

Figure 6 represents the section of the wrist W at that particular point, without any of the surrounding portions exhibiting the double pieces A and B containing the supply of cartridges.

Figure 7 represents the transverse section through the ril'le at that particular point, with the walls that enclose the slide-carrier in part continued.

Figure S represents the side view of the littlevhand h, and spring x, which as seen in tig. 22, belong to the slide-carrier, the hand lt being used for moving in the ridges of the revolving piece A provided on the face, and thus revolving it in the ascent of thezsaid slidecarrier.

Figure 9 represents the end view of the hand h with spring x.

- Figures .10 and 11 represent'respectively the top and side view of the catch, or bolt iv, employed for holding the revolving piece A at eqnidistant points in its revolution.

Figure 12 represents the top view of the ride as far as the longitudinal section of fig 2 extends.

Figures -13 and 14 represent respectively the side and front views of cartridge.

Figure 15 represents the side view of breech-piece with cover G taken ofi', and a portion at the bottoni broken away to show where the hand lz runs up.

4-longing to each Figure 16 represents bottom view of breech-piece with cover 4ori'.

Figure 17' represents cover-plate G.

Figure 18, cover-plate Q, which slides off on the other side of breech-piece, for the purposeof adjusting the sliding bar E.

Figure 19 represents the section of breech-piece through V V.

Figure 20 represents ing from heel-plate.) y

Figuresy 21, 22, and 23, represent respectively the end, side, and far side, (or turned round) views of'4 the slide-carrier, and 'ru section figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5 Figures 24l and 25 represent respectively the front and side views of the spring i, employed fbngholding the slide-carrier during the backward movement of the handle H.

Figures26 and 27 of the handle H.

Figures 28 and 29 represent the side andfront views of the spring lw and cross-head piece t, placed in the front view ot' breech-piece, (looksame position as required for use in the n'fie.

Figures 30 and 31 represent respectivelyr the side and Itop views of the cross-head piece t.

Figures 32 and 33 represent respectively the front and end views of .lever-arm L, and knuckle-joint attached beneath to the slide-carrier, (figs. 2, 3, 4, 5.)

Figures 34 and 35 represent respectively the side and end views of the extractor-arm on.

Figures ,36 and 37 represent respectively the front and side views of sliding bar E and extractor and rarnmer lr, which all form'one solid piece.

Figures 38 and 39 represent respectively the front and side views of the striker Y.

Figure 40 represents the longitudinal or side view of rifle,.the rifle-barrel being broken in its leng h.

Figures 41 and 42- represent respectively the end and side views of the spring s, which acts on the cap G.

Figures 43 and 44 represent respectively the' sectional and end views of cap O belonging to the heelplate.

. section.

Figure 50 represents the section of 'barrel at thatparticular point.

Figure 5l represents end view of same, thus showing the riding to be on the increased twist principle.

Figures 52, 53, and 5 4, represent respectively the front, side, and end views of the inner revolving piece,

B of four cylinders, each fitted with its spiral spring S.

Figures 55, 56,57, and 58, represent respectively the section .through Z Z, front, side, and end views of the outer revolving piece A, which turns on the fixed pin D, and into whichB fits.

Figure 59 represents the sectional view through Z Z' of the metallic head of the revolving piece A, on the face of which the ridges for the hand 71. to act upon are cut.

'Figure 60 represents the lock asseen in its proper position o n the rie, the outer vplate being supposed broken to exhibit the planning of the worksfin the space.

Figure 61- represents one of the .spiral springs S, be-

of the four cylinders of B, together with the head K. l'

Figure V62, the fixed pin D, on which A and B 1n conjunction revolve.

Figures 63 and 64 represent respectively the section and top views of the trigger-plate P.

represent the side and end views Figures 45 and 46 represent respectively the end Explanation of' Pwrt's.

In giving a description or explanation of thevaious parts composing or constituting my improved rifle, I will proceed to commence at the heel-plate, advancing therefrom to the barrel, so as to include all the working portions which are in any way different in construction to those at present in use, as well as my improvements, which constitute the principal feature in the arrangement.

The heel-plate, then, is somewhat of ordinary shape, with a hole drilled through, on which a cap, C, is fitted, working on a hinge, (see figs. 2, drawing 1, and 43, 44, drawing 2,) made to cover this hole, opening and closing with the aid of the spring S, (figs. 2,'drawing 1, and 41, 42,) so as to clasp instantaneously on opening and shutting.

This hole, or opening is made to admit of the (in this case) double pieces, containing four cylinders, an outer one, A, (see figs. 2,'drawing 1, and F5, 56, 57, 58, and 59,-drawing 2,) moving on a fixed pin, D, and an inner one, B, (fig. 2, drawing 1, and figs. 52, 53, and 54, `drawin g 2,) made so that although in one compact piece, (being joined together at the part next to the heel-plate,) each of' its four cylinders slides easily into and fits closely to each of' the four of A, which re'- volve on D.. v

These cylinders extend very nearly the entire length of the stock of' the rifle, as shown in section in fig. 2.

f lhe inner piece B contains in each of its four cylinders, a spiral spring, S, (see figs. 2 and 61, also 53,) rthe head-pieceof which, K, has a little button, or screw-head on one side, sliding in a slot, or groove cut into the cylinder, to the extent to which the spring S is allowed to move, this being near the termination of' the cylinder itself'.

This spiral spring, however, is capable, as shownio. g. 61, of stretchinga greater length than that of the cylinder itself.

f The outer piece A, which. is made to revolve, carries the inner one along with it, and consists simply of four cylinders'f fitted so as to touch one another as closely as possible.

A hole is drilled through the ends, which are metallic heads, holding these cylinders together, so that thev whole piece can revolve symmetrically on the fixed pin D. (See figs. 2 and 62.)

The outer revolving piece A has its four cylinders open at both ends, the inner one, B, at the end next to the breech-portion of the rifle only, thel heel-plate end being fitted with the spiral springs.

The heel-plate is prolonged into straps of steel or and iigs. 12 and 40.).

In this ring are turned threads for the steel wrist, W, (lig. 1, drawing 1, and figs. 45 and 46, drawing 2,) to screw into.

The wood portion of the stock is split in halves, and. let in on each side to the straps aforementioned, and fastened together by screws run in at convenient places, (iig. 2, drawing 1,) to bind all firmly.

The wrist XV referred to consists of a steel cylin der, about' one thirty-second of aninch in thickness, and. made large enough just to allow the metallic end F to t into it, and revolve. It is fastened at the hree'chend by being lscrewed into it in a similar mauner to that of the stock-end, and thus becomes securelsf-attached to the solid breech portion.

The exterior is also covered with stamped leather, as shown in fig. 12, drawing 1, and fig. 40, drawing 2, so as at once to form an ornament and a useful ape pendage tn the riIie itself, when handled by a marksman.

Beneath, the trigger-plate, P, is screwed to this ring of'metal of the stock, and also to the wrist-cylinder, by a lsingle screwrunning through both, and is joined iron, which terminate in a ring, R, (iig. 2, drawing 1,

on to the breech-piece, as seen in section of iig. 2, drawing 1.

The outer revolving piece is here, by means of this' described) to revolve it as required, and which being"` caught between the end of the wrist and the metal of the breech portion, as in section iig 2, drawing 1, can' be adjusted to its proper position.

The spring K,ixed (figs. 56 and'57, drawing 2,) on the outside of the outer piece A, eft'ect'ually secures the inner four-cylinder piece B in itsjright place, four square holes being cut into the metallic end of B, so as to admit of A and B being fastened together in whatever manner the cylinders of B may be slid into those of A.

The breech is supposed to be a solid' piece of metal, drilled, turned, and slotted out for the portions required to be fastened or fitted in. (See gs. 2, 15,16, 19, and 20, drawing 1.) A

A slot is cut into it to allow of the sliding carrier and plug T, which, being all in one piece, may, for briefness, be'called slide-carjier, (figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 21, 22, and 23,) working u p and down, and is at right angles to the direction of the length of the barrel. A portion is turned out to admitoi' the wrist being screwed in, the end of this drilling presenting a i'lat smooth surface to the cartridges, which will rub against it when the inner four cylinders have received their complement, and is consequently to be made at'right angles to the direction of their length, but from the aperture O. (See fig. 20, drawing 1.) Also, this surface has circular cuttings made in the direction the heads of the cartridges are supposed to be carried during the revolution of A and B, so as to allow the gradual compression back again'f thecartridges, to-

meet this surface, and the slotting and drilling aforementioned meet at the bottom, as represented in figs. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 19.

The sliding carrier, figs. 21, 22', 23, and in section in figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5, is supposed to be a solid piece of' metal, having holes, M an'd'iM, drilled through its length, and a portion below ground out, leaving two walls and a side Orend, which end is left to prevent,

in its ascent, any cartridges from escaping.

The lump T reserved at the top answers the purpose cfa plug, and is made use ot' to effeetually close the barrel, by holding the cap, or rammer r, figs. 36,

37, and 2, 3, 4, and 5, (so called, because it rams the A cartridges into the bore of the barrel,) rmly fixed within the barrel.

'rhe carrier portion, or drilling M, that receives the cartridges in succession from the cylinders within the stock, has a slot, l', cut right through, to allow of the cap and extractor sliding along its length, and M is provided with a springm, and a lump, o, to aid in eject- 'ing the old copper casing, and through the walls aforementioned runs the screw, binding it to the knucklejoint ef the lever L.

' On one side is the little hand h, iigs. 8 and 9, drawlng 1, the end of curved portion of which, z, running upward with the slide-carrier, moves in the ridges seen in g. 58 of revolving piece A, producing a full quarter of a revolution on every ascent, whilst the shoulder y is made to follow the direction ofthe face of A, as shown in dotted lines in iig. 15, being pressed continually into this direction by the spring x, and on the termination of eachonequarter revolution, vwhich presents a freshcylinderof cartridges, the catch, or bolt v (see gs. 10, 11, 2, 3, 4, and 5, drawing 1,) prevents any accidental 'motion backward or forward, by sinking into the'equidistant notches on the rim of A, made for it, till the next descent of the handle H, (,tigs. 26, 27, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 40,) frees it.

llhe metal of the breech-piece, past the slide-carrier;

has a hole drilled through at the top, withthreads cut, to admit of the barrel screwing into it, and at the bottom a box-shaped place ground out beneath the barre1,'ibr the machineily required .to work the slide-carrier andsnrrounding's. (See igs. 2, 3,.4,`5, and 15,

`pinsavhch fastenthe plate G, as represented.

The three keys, a, b, and c, for moving or jumping up the slide-carrier, and pressing it down again, form a portion of the handle. l

The other pin, d, for moving thbextractor and rammer r, attached to the sliding bar E, forms part of a slip, which is let into the face ofthe handle H on the other side, the same screw-pin passing through it.

The keycl is so placed as to catch the arm of the lever L from below, and the key b is so placed as to catch this arm in its descent, and the ke'y a to also cat-ch it inwards, as shown in figs. 2, 3, 4,' and 5.

Tliisdever L is attached to the slide-carrier by its knuckle-joint, and the pin (l is so placedthat after the key vblias jumped the slide-carrier up to the position represented in lig. 3, or about halfway up, it forces the arm m to move the' sliding bar E, to which is at- .tacheeh in one piece, the extractor and rammer-cap o', the pin on which this arm m moves forming a part of `i,-2 u1d the lumps fand e are so placed as to make the ezgtractor and cap move backward andforward, according as the handle descends andascends, without in any jjvay interfering with the slide-carrier, so that when the extractor is moving, the slideearrier-is at rest, but no partof the motioirof the handl'einits descent is thrown away, either one or other of these parts doing duty.

The spring i, (see rigs. 24 and 25, drawing'1,)which fis let into the niche p p, iig. l5, drawing l, is made 'use of to prevent the falling of' the' slide-carrier, by

sinking into a small indentation on its surface provided for it, until such time that the keyc can act upon it, andpull the slide-carrier down, and the handle H is itself regulated by the spring w and-eross-head piece @jasseen in gs. 2, 3, 4, and .5, of drawing 1.

The sliding bar E moves in the portion of metal left for it on one side of the barrel, and also -in the -woodwork beneath, and is'made to take the direction of the slot g, by ruiming en the fixed pin a, (see dotted lines, lig.- 15, drawing 1,) and is also firmly pressed by the small spiral spring let into-a hole just above this pin u.

The plate (iig. 18, drawing ,1,) slides o on the further side of the-breech-piece, as represented in the sec- .l

tion, iig. 19, drawing 1, by Q-jjjj, and is so provided for the adjustment and examination of E.

A recess, l, is left (see gs. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 19,.drawv ing 1,) for the rammer-oap fr to fit into, whilst the slidecarrier is` moving upward.

'Provision is made for the old copper casing-of the cartridge being thrown out by having a slot cut on one side ofthe breech-piece the full length of the slide-carrier, as shown in figs. 3 and 19, drawing 1.

The lock is sim'ply that of a. double set-trigger pat-- tern, (iig.A 60, drawing 2,) and the striker Y extends so that on the ascent of the slide-carrier, the hammer is placed at half-cock, iig. 12, drawing 1.

Description4 of the' Working of the Whole.

of forty, (40) in this case (10 for each compartment) being dropped into theouterpiece A, figs. 55, 56,57,

' ofthe lever L, and jump up the slide-carrier to' the 4position shown in fig. 3, drawing 1, and after it has arrived there no further motion will be imparted to it till the "key a catches the other portion `of the arm of L, but

whilst the end of this arm is being rubbed against by the curved portion, (centredon the4 screw-pim) be tween the -keys a and b, and not in any way moved, the

pin d catches the lump fon the arm m, (see gs. 34, 2, 3, 4, and 5,) and makes the sliding bar E and rammer-cap extractor r all travel together, till the ramrer occupies the recess Z, provided for it,'1ig's. 19, 2, 3, 4.-, 5, the motion being produced by the pin of the arm m, atA its uppermost .extremity,'rn1n\ing through the vertical slot in the sliding bar E.` v

After ,thiSLthe key a catches .the arm of L, and jumps .up the carrier .toits full, extent, so that the slidecarrier presents its cartridge in a line withthe bore ofthe barrel of the Tide, g. 4, drawing 1, whilst at the same time, the bottom left-hand portion of the slide-carrier keeps thecartridges from forcing th c ir way out. The handle H has now nis'hed its descent, g. 5,

drawing 1, the cross-head piece having been pressed into the lowermost niche.,

In the ,backward motion of H, the :first thing put in.

motion is the rammer 'and vextractor /r,-altho`ugh this does not` immediately .take place'lon thereturn of the'v handle nntilthepinmliin itsfupward movernentt,strike's'v 'on the'- other lumpfe', of the' y"arin'm, thus' driving the ,cartridgewell h onle'into thejbrrel, whilst'the r a'n:|,.l

On the further upward movement' of the handle H, -the vlump c catches the arm of L from below, and forces it to run up to its original position, and by so doing bring down the slide-carrier to its former place, as in iig. 2, drawing 1, and have the solid plug T in 'the-v rear of the capa', the spring fw and crossheadlpiece b threpghoutdoing vduty-'on the back and recesses in the Let handle, so as to hold and firmly pressit in lits respective positions and movements.A

"llhe rifle is now loaded, but Whilst these portions have been at work, other parts have also contributed v which it is pressed by the spring x, has relieved the revolving piece A of the catch v, by its pressure upward, (see in section iig. 3, drawing 1,) and, oir-proceeding' further, has revolved thissame cylinder piece A, one,

quarter of a full turn, when the catch v again came into operation, and secured itin its place, gs. 4 and 5, so that on'tlie descent-of the slide-carrier a fresh cylinder of cartridges is presented to it, and one of them again forced into the receptacle M, prepared to receive it, and-the hammer has been raised to halfccck, so that all that is now required is to discharge the piece, bg' pulling the -trigger,and making theI hammer fall on the striker sliding piece Y, and explode the cartridge.

Suppose the piece to be now discharged.. In loading again, by-depressing the handle H, the slide-carrier, as before, is. jumped4 up, as in gs. 3, 4, andv 5, but now the extractor in iig 3, drawing 1draws forth. the old'copper casing (as shown in dotted lines) of the exploded cartridge, sending it whirling out, by aid of' the spring/n and lump o, which it strikes on, ig.'23,

:lrawing 1,iand by completing the motion of the han-V dle downward, and returning the same, the rifle will Abe found again charged, and ready for use, as before.

, The ride has as yetfbee'n described 'as a forty (40) cartridge repeating piece, but this number can be iu- 'creased, to forty-two, (42,) by"allowing one to enterthe A barrel, and another the slide-carrier, whilstthose in the "cylinders are kept up to their -usual-complement of fortyr(40.'l'

What I claim as my invention, and for which I ded sire to obtain the Letters Patent of the United States, is- 1. The revolving magazineB, in combination with' theonter cylinder A, all constructed and operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

- 2; 'I he slide 'E, with the cap r, slots s s, g, and -n- 

